Berkeley Festival & Exhibition
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| Berkeley Festival & Exhibition (BFX) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Early Music |
| Dates | June every other year |
| Location(s) | San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States |
| Years active | 1990-present |
| Website | berkeleyfestival |
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The Berkeley Festival & Exhibition (BFX) is a week long, biennial early music festival held in the San Francisco Bay Area in California, United States.[1] BFX is currently produced by the non-profit organization San Francisco Early Music Society (SFEMS).
Founded in 1990 by Robert Cole, then-director of Cal Performances, the festival started as a mirror event to take place during Boston Early Music Festival and Exhibition's off-years at the University of California, Berkeley.[2][3] The event promotes historically informed performance,[4] focuses on the works from the Medieval, Renaissance, and baroque periods, and features local and international performers.
The early BFX MainStage events were renowned for innovation with productions like the premiere of Scarlatti's rediscovered opera L'Aldimiro and the imaginative collaboration between Mark Morris Dance Group and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra in their interpretation of Rameau's Platee,[5] as well as performances by leading practitioners of the art from across America and Europe[6]. In 2004 and 2008, during periods of financial stress, the California state's university system (Cal Performances' underwriter and the festival primary sponsor) was forced to withdraw[6]. The festival experienced a downturn. The increased costs to use campus room forced all events (main, fringe and exhibition) to move off-campus to venues like the First Congregational Church of Berkeley. Later, the larger-scale productions were put on hold[7].
BFX promotes community participation at all levels, especially through the "fringe" events. Diversity of perspectives and contributions gave a sense of ownership to varied segments of the community from Bay Area's major musical forces to local recreational and educational groups and a host of amateur, pre-professional, and emerging professional artists[6].
Today, the festival's main stage is still in Berkeley, California. Exhibitions and marketplace for period instruments, special events, as well as the fringe are also held in the nearby cities of San Francisco or Palo Alto.
References[edit]
- ↑ Rothstein, Edward (1992-06-15). "Review/Music; Heralded in Celebration, A Maturing Movement". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ↑ Rockwell, John (1990-06-24). "Reviews/Music; Rarities Of 1700's In Berkeley Festival". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ↑ Dulak, Michelle (2000-06-25). "MUSIC; In Early Music, an End of Hostilities". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ↑ Swed, Mark (2000-06-12). "Horse Ballet 'Carrousel' Prances Through Festival". The Los Angeles Times. p. 60. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ↑ Swed, Mark (1998-06-12). "Something Most Divine Arises From the Slime". The Los Angeles Times. pp. F2, F21. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Yumpu.com. "CALENdAR - San Francisco Early Music Society". yumpu.com. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ↑ https://americanrecorder.org/docs/BFXforWWW18.pdf
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